Neighborhood · Ranked #16,850 of 84,120 nationally
Meadowbrook Eviction Risk: Moderate , Houston
Tract 48201333201 ·
Harris, TX · pop 5,065 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
Census tract 48201333201 covers Meadowbrook in Houston, home to 5,065 residents. For landlords it grades 5.4/10, a moderate reading. That is riskier than about 52% of US census tracts.
About 61% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $987 a month against an average household income of $43,493 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. About 57% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 35%Stable renters 22%Owners 43%
Tract context
Occupied units1,787
Renter share57.5%
SVI overall0.89
Poverty rate21.0%
Median income$43,493
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
43th percentile
#5 of 8 tracts In Meadowbrook
Moderate
Within parent city
73th percentile
#256 of 952 tracts In Houston
Elevated
Within county
76th percentile
#270 of 1,115 tracts In Harris
High
Within state
84th percentile
#1,099 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.6694, -95.2700 · click any tract to drill in
Why Meadowbrook scores 5.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Houston
5.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
21.0% poverty · this tract
5.3
Supply constraint
$987 rent vs county FMR
1.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Houston
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Houston
3.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Houston
2.5
How Meadowbrook compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 89
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
94%Socioeconomic
48%Household composition
92%Racial/ethnic minority
82%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,683Total filings over 7 yrs
19.21%Avg annual filing rate
26.1%Peak (2014)
278Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year2009 to 2015
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 7 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
1,060Total filings 2020-21
13.8Avg monthly (observed)
19.3Pre-pandemic baseline
0.72×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–20212020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Houston, TX as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Meadowbrook. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
The heaviest input here is economic stress at 5.3/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Houston eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Harris County average of 5.2 and above the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 1,683 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 19.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 26.1% of renter households in 2014.
The tract is Hispanic or Latino and Black and ranks around the 89th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201333201
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201333201?
Census tract 48201333201 in the Meadowbrook neighborhood scores 5.6/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 48201333201?
Median gross rent is $987/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201333201?
21.0% of residents in tract 48201333201 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,065.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201333201?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 89th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 94th, household 48th, minority 92th, housing 82th.
Q5
Is tract 48201333201 considered part of Meadowbrook?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201333201 fall within Meadowbrook (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48201333201?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,683 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 48201333201 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 19.21% of renter households, peaking at 26.1% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 48201333201 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.72× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran modestly below normal. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston eviction risk, TX), 2020-2021.
Q8
How does tract 48201333201 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201333201 scores 5.6/10, higher than the parent city of Houston at 2.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Houston eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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